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   Chris Dickinson to mend...@duncanjames.com   
   Re: Family McMurtrie/McMurtry   
   13 May 18 09:29:53   
   
   From: chris@dickinson.uk.net   
      
   On Thursday, 10 May 2018 19:35:23 UTC+1, mend...@duncanjames.com  wrote:   
      
      
   > > >We now know that   
   > > > there were three brothers, Joseph, Thomas and Robert and two sisters   
   > > > (one probably named Hannah) with their husbands James Hanna and Robert   
   > > > Houey.   
      
      
   Please be very aware that the 'three brother' theme was a common one in c1900   
   genealogies.   
      
   It is quite possible that you have an old three brothers, but the likelihood   
   is that you don't unless the tree has been checked very thoroughly in recent   
   years.   
      
   Chris   
      
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